Oregon is in Drought—Here’s How We Got There

Guest blogger Oregon State Climatologist Larry O’Neill describes Oregon’s drought.

Philip Mote Gets New Job

Oregon State University Professor Philip Mote, the long-time Director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute ( OCCRI) and co-lead of the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium  (CIRC), has taken a new position at OSU. In February of this year, Phil began his new appointment as Vice Provost and Dean of Oregon State University’s…

So Long, John. Hello, New Coworker.

We say goodbye to a longtime colleague while looking for a new one.

Featured Researcher Dave Peterson, Adapting Our Forests to Climate Change

U.S. Forest Service researcher Dave Peterson talks about how climate change is threatening the West’s forests and the adaptation efforts he and others are taking.

Featured Researcher OCCRI’s Li Sihan talks about citizen-driven science and her work on weather@home.

OCCRI’s Li Sihan talks about citizen science and her work on weather@home.

Kavita Heyn, Early Adapter

Kavita Heyn, a native of Portland, Oregon, has multiple reasons for tackling climate change. First, she reads the science. Second, she works for a large municipal water utility that’s concerned about how climate change will affect its customers’ water. And third, climate change is messing with her weekends. “Like many Northwesterners, I’m really passionate about…